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When couples disagree about paying money to buy back time

My spouse wants to hire help for housework so we have more free time together, but I can't stop calculating how many hours I'd need to work to pay for those hours we'd save, and the math feels insane.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You are stuck in a loop where the cost of purchasing time feels more real than the value of having time.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Time and money — the fundamental exchange?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.